Closing Arguments: North Korea's Hold on U.S. Journalists

The US government needs to help straighten this out. Go to the UN and get help.

I say we do whatever it takes, up to and including military action. It's so absurd that this country has sunk to a place where we have to practically beg for other nations not to be "mean" to us or our citizens. The people of this country are so worried about hurting the feelings of other nations that we have become impotent. It's pathetic. War is hell and innocent people die. How about we bomb the hell out of any country that dares to threaten any American? For every one of us they kill, we kill 100 or 1000 of them. Time to get off the bleeding heart wagon and take back this country's sovereignty.

Hillary Clinton should offer to trade Al Gore for the two women, Ling and Lee.
That would be the manly thing to do.

BC

Journalists always think that they are above the rules, then when they get in trouble they expect the government to fix it for them. If these 2 were not journalists there would be no news story about them. Let them take their medecine.

Journalists always think that they are above the rules, then when they get in trouble they expect the government to fix it for them. If these 2 were not journalists there would be no news story about them. Let them take their medecine.

Journalists always think that they are above the rules, then when they get in trouble they expect the government to fix it for them. If these 2 were not journalists there would be no news story about them. Let them take their medecine.

First things first they shouldn't have been over there dont go where your not welcome. Why should we start wwIII over two people who apparently dont know when enough is enough. I mean seriously North Korea everyone knows they are psychotic idiots over there. Let them do their time if they did the crime. When you visit a country you are to abide by their laws you breakem you pay their way.

Journalists always think that they are above the rules, then when they get in trouble they expect the government to fix it for them. If these 2 were not journalists there would be no news story about them. Let them take their medecine.

if it wasnt lisa ling sister would they even be on the news.

Some people think that to prove your strength you must make a big show and get a lot of attention for others to take you seriously. Our country's leadership does not seem to understand what real power is or how to use it. "Teddy" Roosevelt tried to express this concept by saying "Talk softly and carry a big stick." Instead of a lot of amateur diplomacy, Barack should send a SIMPLE message without any elaboration directly to Kim. "Treat our citizens with utmost respect and return them home where they belong."

The US needs to use any means necessary to procure Ling and Lee's release. Mr. Kim seems to be completely out of order! Even if the nuclear stand-off is not related to the imprisonment of the two journalists, clearly this is a power play and should the US not respond in equal measure--the consequences may bring like incidents from other countries such as Iran .Due to the damage done to US credibility in recent years, we are not viewed as powerful or "untouchable" as we were in the past. The matter of the nuclear weapons and these unfortunate women needs to be dealt with decisively.

We need to have the US do everything possible to get these girls back. It is time to quit giving in to insane dictators and terrorits. If you are not in agreement, I ask you -- Remember Hitler?

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As soon as that verdict came in the President of US should of launch half the fleet navy and subs with long ranger missiles and call all other Countries to join in the effort to release the two journalist and to dismantle all structure of weapons within their procession. He should of also had a News release to that Country for all Women and children and innocent bystanders to get out of arms way. We are going to hit him from all directions. That Leader and his army does not stand a chance.
The girls are one thing but what take Presidency is the threat to the other Country by their Nuclear Launches and testing even if the two girls get killed in the process of taking out the leader, and their arm forces it would be better than them living in their prison doing hard labor and god know what else they would be forced to do. The North Korea's have over stepped their boundary in testing other Countries one time to many. This has to stop now. This would also benefit South Korea and South Korea and North Korea should become one peaceful Country. The County should be renamed NO-KIM
President Obama messed up he should of acted when they got arrested or at the threat of the first launch.

Invade now and overthrow Kim Jong-il. Just use the Bush Doctrine as justification.

The U.S. government should do nothing. I do not believe they did not know they were going into North Korea. They violated the law and got caught, now they should do the time.

It's time to cut off all resources of N. Korea and ostracize them from the world. We have given them plenty of chances for redemption, but they have failed.

It is pieteous that they are using these two girls as bargaining chips against the U.S. Time to make an example to them to the world

This should be a lesson to all the dopes that think all countries are safe and OBAMA LOVE is world wide.

OBAMA LOVE is just a disease that the AMERICAN MEDIA has and its destroying America.

I believe our journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, should be freed by whatever means necessary. The North Koreans are behaving inhumanely.

When Mexicans cross our U.S. border (even illegally) the most we do is detain them a few days and send them back to their country.

Also, North Korean has been vindictive, determined to escalate their weapon capabilities, to become a nuclear threat to the United States and our allies. We have tried peaceful means to stop their escalation, to no avail.

Since diplomacy has not worked in either of the above cases, I believe more drastic measures are necessary, and if we are forced into taking drastic measures, I believe those measures need to be swift and all inclusive to ensure that North Korea is not left any means to retaliate.

I have utmost admiration for you journalists but am really upset with Ling and Lee. Their conviction and sentence were, of course, rediculous, but I have to say they ASKED FOR IT!!! These youngsters trying to make a name for themselves are the ones who "violated". They were wrong in the first place (accident or not). Because they did not do proper research on where they actually were, now here's another "fine mess" for us taxpayers to clean up. As if President Obama didn't already have enough on his plate dealing with North Korea, and everything else going on in the world, these two placed themselves in harm's way and now they are "famous"! Isn't this what they wanted? They should have used more care. I believe they, their families and employers should repay the US government (taxpayers) for any expenses incurred in extricating them from THEIR OWN FINE MESS! Thank you, Renee Hall

It's a tough call on whether or not our government should try to free the captured journalists. We have Americans in other country's prisons....should they all be freed too? Why are we making an excpetion for these journalists because one of them is related to Lisa Ling. Why do we treat celebrities in this country like they are royalty? These ladies are wrong for being over there in the first place! They knew what they were doing and they knew it wasn't against that country's laws. When you go into another country you must abide by their laws, whether you agree with those laws or not! If we do free the journalists then upon their return they should pay the taxpayers back for the expense of their freedom and have their passports removed! If they can't respect other country's laws then they shouldn't be allowed to travel to them.